Tag: Texas Department of Insurance

Along with the devastating physical aftermath of the storm, Texas insurance officials have now added another hit for coastal residents – they are going after your pocketbook. Despite strong protests from coastal residents and state legislators, the agency recently passed new rules that are really just a tax on those who live in 14 coastal […]

Republican Congressman Farenthold Sends Representative, Democrat Congressional Candidate Fil Vela Attends Windstorm Meetings Windstorm insurance may be a state issue for now but for several years adding wind coverage to the current federal flood insurance program has been under consideration by federal lawmakers … despite warnings from the Government Accountability Office that adding wind to […]

Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman may have thought she had it tough in South Carolina – where she was fired by one governor before being hired by another, and then resigned six months later after a tumultuous tenure as head of the state’s budget board. But that’s nothing compared to the firestorm brewing in the […]